Navy Victoria Network June 2014 News

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28 Jun 2014	Indigenous sailors perform at Navy’s Change of Command The Chief of Navy, Vice Admiral Ray Griggs, AO, CSC, RAN, has formally named Navy’s Indigenous Performance Group ‘Bungaree’, in honour of an important Indigenous maritime figure. The group will perform for the first time under its new name on Monday, at Chief of Navy’s Change of Command ceremony in Sir Thomas Blamey Square in Canberra. More.....
27 Jun 2014	The sun sets on Chief of Navy’s time in command Chief of Navy (CN) Vice Admiral Ray Griggs AO, CSC, RAN has gone to sea for the last time as Chief of Navy onboard HMAS Arunta, just as the ship has achieved a significant milestone with the completion of the Anti-Ship Missile Defence Upgrade Programme. More.....
27 Jun 2014	Navy charges personnel for inappropriate behaviour The Royal Australian Navy has charged four of its members following an investigation into allegations of inappropriate behaviour in 2011. The alleged incident was brought to the attention of the Chief of Navy after he had encouraged personnel to come forward and report any instances of inappropriate behaviour following reporting on incidents aboard HMAS Ballarat. More.....
27 Jun 2014	Australian Defence Force Reserve Allowance Reform Remuneration that better reflects Reservists’ service obligations and contribution to capability have come into effect. The Assistant Minister for Defence, Stuart Robert, said the Reserve Allowance reforms would not only benefit Reservists, but would also cut red tape. More.....
26 Jun 2014	Gallipoli Ballot Waitlist Activated Australians on the Gallipoli 2015 Dawn Service ticket waitlist will find out shortly if they have been given a second chance to attend Anzac Day commemorations at Gallipoli in 2015, with the first round of the waitlist to be drawn. More.....
26 Jun 2014	Australian Defence Force to be tested by air, land and sea in Pacific Rim exercise The Australian Defence Force (ADF) is playing a key role in the world’s largest maritime exercise taking place in and around the islands of Hawaii. Hosted by the United States Pacific Fleet, Exercise Rim of the Pacific 2014 (RIMPAC 14) will see 23 nations, 48 ships, six submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel – with approximately 970 ADF members from all three Services – taking part. More.....
25 Jun 2014	Defence leadership affirms commitment to address past abuse and misconduct at ADFA The Chief of the Defence Force, General David Hurley, and the Chief of the Defence Force designate, Air Marshal Mark Binskin, have confirmed that following the change of command, Defence will continue to address cases of abuse and misconduct at the Australian Defence Force Academy (ADFA) during the 1980s and 1990s. More.....
24 Jun 2014	Timor-Leste Secretary of State for Defence visit Maritime security and regional stability were key points of discussion when Minister for Defence David Johnston and the Timor-Leste Secretary of State for Defence, Dr Júlio Tomás Pinto met in Canberra. More.....
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23 Jun 2014	Leading By a Nose More than 340 men and women of HMAS Cerberus opted for a red ‘nose job’ to show the people of Victoria it’s a painless and fun way to support the SIDS and Kids Red Nose Day this June 27. More.....
20 Jun 2014	Naval Historical Society (Vic Div) - President's June musings.....
20 Jun 2014	Navy League of Australia (Victorian Division) June newsletter.....
19 Jun 2014	Anzac Centenary Local Grants Honour Servicemen and Women Across the Country The Minister for Veterans’ Affairs and Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Centenary of ANZAC, Senator the Hon. Michael Ronaldson today announced more than $2.36 million in funding for commemorative projects under the Anzac Centenary Local Grants Program. More.....
19 Jun 2014	Advisers appointed for Air Warfare Destroyer Program Reform Strategy The Government has taken the next step to put the Air Warfare Destroyer Program back on track with the appointment of key expert advisers to assist with the implementation of the Reform Strategy. More.....
18 Jun 2014	Chief of Navy responds to DART report on HMAS Leeuwin abuses The Chief of the Royal Australian Navy, Vice Admiral Ray Griggs, has responded to the independent Defence Abuse Response Taskforce report into allegations of abuse at HMAS Leeuwin, which was tabled in Parliament today, saying that the events that led to the investigation should “never have occurred.” More.....
18 Jun 2014	Minister for Defence – Statement on Report on Abuse at HMAS Leeuwin I refer to two documents that have been tabled in this house this morning. One document is the sixth interim Report of the Defence Abuse Response Taskforce, the DART. This is the three monthly Report provided to me and the Attorney General by the Head of the Taskforce the Hon Len Roberts-Smith. I would like to personally thank Len Roberts-Smith and his team for the outstanding work they have done. Read the full statement.....
18 Jun 2014	Minister for Defence – Speech – Alliance 21 Conference, United States Studies Centre, Australian War Memorial Governor-General, His Excellency General, the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove, United States Ambassador, John Berry, Daniel R Russel, Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, Major-General Richard Simcock, Deputy Commander, US Marine Corps Forces Pacific my former parliamentary colleague and friend, Robert Hill, Dr Brendan Nelson, Director Australian War Memorial; Defence leaders, political colleagues, business leaders, ladies and gentlemen; Read the full speech.....
18 Jun 2014	Indigenous enterprise awarded contract in milestone decision Defence has engaged an Indigenous-owned enterprise to deliver a project worth up to $6 million supporting Navy’s Canberra class amphibious assault ships, in what is a first for a Commonwealth Government construction contract. More.....
17 Jun 2014	Maritime security strengthened through Pacific Patrol Boat Program A new $2 billion Pacific Patrol Boat (PPB) Program unveiled today by Foreign Minister Julie Bishop and Defence Minister David Johnston aims to significantly strengthen security in our region. More.....
16 Jun 2014	Saluting Australia's Veterans With Grant Initiatives Funding has been approved for commemorative projects honouring the sacrifice and service of Australia’s servicemen and women, past and present, under the Saluting Their Service grants programme, Minister for Veterans’ Affairs, Senator the Hon. Michael Ronaldson, announced today. More.....
16 Jun 2014	ADFA Officer Cadet diagnosed with meningococcal disease An Australian Defence Force Academy (ADFA) Officer Cadet has been diagnosed with meningococcal disease. The Officer Cadet concerned reported ill to the Canberra Area Medical Unit – Duntroon on Saturday night with flu-like symptoms. She was quickly assessed and immediately taken to Canberra hospital. More.....
16 Jun 2014	Launch of new cyber security research centre The Assistant Minister for Defence, Stuart Robert, today launched a new research centre dedicated to building Australia’s understanding of cyber threats. Mr Robert said the importance of cyber research could not be underestimated, particularly as attempts to infiltrate networks in the public and private sectors were becoming increasingly sophisticated. More.....
16 Jun 2014	Minister for Defence – Opening address – Defence Women in Peace and Security Conference Thank you for inviting me to open the 2014 Defence Women in Peace and Security Conference. I would like to take this opportunity to welcome you here today. I acknowledge CDF General David Hurley, VCDF AIRMSHL Mark Binskin, and my colleague Senator the Honourable Michealia Cash, Assistant Minister for Immigration and Border Protection and Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Women. More.....
14 Jun 2014	Death of a Naval Officer in Darwin motor vehicle accident At approximately 3.00pm on Thursday 12 June 2014, a Naval Officer was killed as a result of a car accident in the Darwin suburb of Woolner. Navy can confirm that the deceased member is Lieutenant Scott Jarman. On behalf of all Navy members, the Chief of Navy, Vice Admiral Ray Griggs, AO, CSC, RAN, extends his deepest condolences to Scott’s family as they come to terms with their loss. As the accident is under investigation by local authorities, Navy is unable to make any further comment. Lieutenant Jarman’s family requests that their privacy be respected during this very difficult time.
14 Jun 2014	Veteran Sailor Presented With 2nd Federation Star LSCIS Roger DALBY was recently presented with his second Federation Star for 45 years continuous service, the only Junior Sailor to ever achieve this milestone. Presentation was made by RADM M. NOONAN AM, RAN, Commander Border Protection Command / CJTF 639, onboard HMAS Sydney in Singapore Dockyard last week. LSCIS DALBY rendered Vietnam service onboard HMAS Sydney 3. More.....
14 Jun 2014	New Chief of Navy Rear Admiral Tim Barrett, AM, CSC, RAN Rear Admiral Barrett is both an aircrew and seaman officer. In a career spanning over three decades, he has served at sea in HMA Ships Melbourne (II), Perth (II), Brisbane (II) and HMS Orkney as a seaman officer and in Stalwart (II), Adelaide (II) and Canberra (II) as Flight Commander. More.....
13 Jun 2014	Defence team heads to Kiribati to dispose of suspected WWII sea mine A team of ADF personnel has headed to the Pacific Island nation of Kiribati to dispose of a suspected World War II sea mine. The object was discovered beneath a sunken vessel that is being salvaged by commercial operators in Betio Lagoon, South Tarawa. More.....
13 Jun 2014	Death of a naval officer in a motor vehicle accident in Darwin Defence can confirm that at approximately 3 pm Darwin local time yesterday, Thursday, 12 June 2014 a Naval officer, was killed as a result of a car accident on the Stuart Highway in the Darwin suburb of Woolner. More.....
12 Jun 2014	Joining forces - proactive policing at HMAS Cerberus The HMAS Cerberus Naval Police Coxswains Office has been making moves toward proactive policing and has joined forces with specialist policing agencies to help steer the right course for education, awareness and prevention. Their motto: ‘Proactive, not Reactive Policing’. More.....
12 Jun 2014	Minister for Defence – Speech to the Japan National Press Club, Tokyo I’m delighted to be here to given the opportunity to address the Japan National Press Club, and to be in Tokyo more broadly for the 2+2 Foreign and Defence Ministers’ meeting. More.....
12 Jun 2014	Commander Australian Fleet leadership change Royal Australian Navy personnel from Fleet Headquarters and ships based at Garden Island, farewelled outgoing Commander Australian Fleet, Rear Admiral Tim Barrett at a ceremony in Sydney today. More.....
11 Jun 2014	Navy becomes largest Australian organisation to achieve White Ribbon Accreditation Today in a simple ceremony in Canberra, the CEO of White Ribbon Australia, Ms Libby Davies, presented a certificate of accreditation to the Chief of Navy, Vice Admiral Ray Griggs. Vice Admiral Griggs said he was “exceptionally proud that Navy had achieved full accreditation.” More.....
11 Jun 2014	Update to investigation into allegations of inappropriate behaviour The Royal Australian Navy has initiated administrative action against eight members, as part of the ongoing process associated with the Administrative Inquiry into allegations of unacceptable behaviour in HMAS Ballarat first reported by Navy in November last year. More.....
11 Jun 2014	Minister for Defence and Minister for Foreign Affairs – Joint Press Conference – 2+2 Foreign and Defence Ministers MODERATOR We would like to begin the press conference with Foreign Minister Kishida, Defence Minister Onodera, Foreign Minister Bishop and Defence Minister Johnston. Each of the Ministers will make a short opening statement to be then followed by a Q&A session. At the Q&A session, owing to time constraints, we will ask the Japanese press and the foreign press, in that order, to ask just one question each. Foreign Minister Kishida, please take the floor. More.....
11 Jun 2014	Launch of the Transition and Wellbeing Research Programme The Government has today launched the $5 million Transition and Wellbeing Research Programme which is a significant new programme of research into the mental health and wellbeing of contemporary service personnel and veterans. Defence will contribute $1.2 million and Veterans’ Affairs will contribute $3.8 million to this Research Programme. More.....
10 Jun 2014	BLUElink project helps Navy understand and protect the marine environment A decade long project involving the Royal Australian Navy, CSIRO and Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) has delivered an Australian first and world class ocean forecasting system. Project BLUElink was introduced in 2003 to better understand Australia’s marine environment assisting in defence operations and maritime safety. More.....
10 Jun 2014	Defence response to abuse allegations A number of recent media reports have created some confusion about the status of the Defence Abuse Response Taskforce. In order to inform discussion about this significant issue, it is important to establish the delineation between Defence and the Defence Abuse Response Taskforce (DART). More.....
10 Jun 2014	Navy personnel recognised in 2014 Queens Birthday Honours list Twenty-three Royal Australian Navy personnel have been awarded honours and awards in the 2014 Queens Birthday Honours List. The distinguished group of officers and sailors were awarded the honours and awards for their outstanding performance in duties ranging from operational service, support to operations, leadership, training, provision of healthcare and key involvement in the planning and execution of the 2013 Royal Australian Navy International Fleet Review. More.....
08 Jun 2014	World War I artefacts from submarine AE2, sunk off Turkey, to be surveyed as part of Anzac centenary A team of Australians is undertaking a "world-first" expedition to survey a well-preserved Navy submarine sunk by Ottoman gunfire off the Turkish coast in 1915. The HMAS AE2 was an E-class submarine of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) and was the first Allied submarine to penetrate the Dardanelles strait in a bid to secure the Gallipoli Peninsula. More.....
06 Jun 2014	Petty Officer makes history at Paris ceremony For the first time in history a member of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) has actively participated in the Eternal Flame Ceremony, which is conducted every evening beneath the world-renowned Arc De Triomphe in Paris. More.....
06 Jun 2014	Transcript – Naval shipbuilding announcement, CEA Technologies, Canberra 6 June 2014 Topic: Australian shipbuilding and naval procurement. E&OE MINSTER Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for joining me here at CEA Technologies here in Canberra. What I want to announce this morning is a set of initiatives that the Abbott Government is taking forward to secure naval strategic shipbuilding into the future. More.....
06 Jun 2014	Boosting Australia’s maritime capabilities The Minister for Defence David Johnston today announced the first set of key initiatives in the Abbott Government’s long-term strategic naval plan. Within a year of taking office the Government is moving decisively to tackle Labor’s Defence mess and to ensure that Australia does not face major capability gaps as a result of Labor’s defence cuts and failure to take crucial decisions, including on maritime capability. More.....
06 Jun 2014	70th ANNIVERSARY OF THE D-DAY LANDINGS Today is the 70th anniversary of the Second World War D-Day landings – the largest amphibious operation in the history of warfare. Australia’s main contribution to the D-Day landings was in the air with up to 2,500 Australians flying in Royal Air Force and Royal Australian Air Force Squadrons. Royal Australian Navy and Australian Army personnel also participated in the D-Day Landings. More.....
06 Jun 2014	Semaphore 5 - Operation Neptune D-Day 6 June 1944 On 6 June 2014, commemorations will be held to mark the 70th Anniversary of the D-Day landings that led to the liberation of Europe during World War II. This Semaphore highlights the involvement of members of the Royal Australian Navy in that epic operation. More.....
04 Jun 2014	Joint Press Conference – Review of the Air Warfare Destroyer program Wednesday, 4 June 2014 11.30am AEST Topic: Putting the Air Warfare Destroyer program back on track. More.....
04 Jun 2014	Putting the Air Warfare Destroyer program back on track Today we are announcing the way forward for the $8.5 billion Air Warfare Destroyer program, dealing with a range of unresolved structural and systemic issues that have remained unaddressed for too long. More.....
04 Jun 2014	Air Warfare Destroyer added to Projects of Concern list Minister for Defence Senator David Johnston today announced that the Air Warfare Destroyer (AWD) Project will be placed on the Projects of Concern (PoC) list. More.....
04 Jun 2014	Part of Maralinga Lands excised for traditional owners at Woomera The traditional owners of the Maralinga Tjarutja Lands will now have unrestricted access to the area after it was excised from the Woomera Prohibited Area (WPA) by the Australian Government. More.....
04 Jun 2014	Navy Chief says diversity is essential to optimal capability The Chief of Navy, Vice Admiral Ray Griggs, chaired the inaugural meeting of the Navy Diversity Forum at HMAS Creswell last Friday, with his strategic advisors on Women’s, Indigenous, Islamic and Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex matters. More.....
04 Jun 2014	Defence releases new guidelines for the use of alcohol in the ADF Defence today released new guidelines that aim to minimise alcohol related harm in the Australian Defence Force (ADF). More.....
03 Jun 2014	HMAS Melbourne and USS Frank E Evans collision remembered Forty-five years after the USS Frank E Evans collided with the aircraft carrier HMAS Melbourne (II) in the South China Sea, personnel who served on the night have reunited for a memorial service in Sydney. More.....
03 Jun 2014	Australian Maritime Digest - Issue #235 The Australian Maritime Digest is compiled by the Australian Association for Maritime Affairs – www.aama.asn.au - and published monthly for the benefit of the Australian maritime community. Read.....
02 Jun 2014	HMAS Sydney benefits from an ‘age’ of experience Alongside the proverbial politics and religion, a person’s age is never a suitable topic for polite conversation. However, it is most curious that the length of a person’s service in the Australian Defence Force is a veritable badge of honour – particularly if someone can lay claim to being in the Navy for ‘longer than a Dogwatch’ - and a topic frequently discussed in messes. Far from being the indication of a ‘lifer’ and a factor of derision, the time spent in Navy is (at its core) the culmination of a wide and precious set of remarkable skills. More.....
02 Jun 2014	Australia’s response to Thailand’s coup The Australian Government continues to have grave concerns about the actions of the military in Thailand. More.....
01 Jun 2014	Navy Fleet Air Arm sacrifice remembered at the Australian War Memorial A Navy aircrewman’s courage and commitment during the Vietnam War has been remembered during today’s Last Post Service at the Australian War Memorial. Leading Seaman aircrewman Noel Ervin Shipp died during a helicopter assault in Vietnam. More.....
01 Jun 2014	72nd Anniversary of Sydney submarine attack and loss of HMAS Kuttabul Representatives from Japan, the United States, New Zealand, Britain and Australia attended a commemorative service at Garden Island, Sydney today to mark the 72nd anniversary of the sinking of HMAS Kuttabul. More.....
01 Jun 2014	Australian veterans of secret conflict honoured Senior Australian Defence Force personnel and veterans of the Indonesian Confrontation (1962-66) gathered at Garden Island, Sydney on 24th May to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the Embarkation of Australian Army and Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) personnel into HMAS Sydney (III), destined for Malaysia. More.....
01 Jun 2014	Australian Defence Force members honoured with Philippines service medals Representatives from the Royal Australian Navy’s HMAS Tobruk, Australian Army and Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) were awarded Military Civic Action medals today by the Philippines Government for their assistance following Typhoon Haiyan in late 2013. More.....

Anzac Centenary Events
2014 - 2018

The Anzac Centenary (2014 – 2018) will shine a spotlight on the commitment and sacrifice of those who served in the First World War.

Across Victoria, there will be a number of commemorative events marking key dates throughout the Centenary.

OCTOBER 2015

ANZAC Naval Commemorative Ball - 17 October 2015
The Naval Commemorative Committee Victoria, invite all serving ADF personnel, Australian and Allied Veterans along with family and friends, to attend the ANZAC Naval Commemorative Ball on Saturday 17 October 2015 at (New Venue) The Atrium, Flemington Racecourse, 448 Epsom Rd, Flemington (10 Minutes from the CBD). Dance to the Music of the RAN Dance Band. The Ball is open to all serving and former members of the ADF, NZDF, Reserves, Cadets, families, friends, Police, Emergency Services, our Allies and the General Public.
Full details at: http://www.anzacball2015.org/p2 and http://www.anzacball2015.org/p6

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